12423683

System and Method for Creating a Secure Mesh Network Utilizing the Blockchain

PublishedSeptember 23, 2025
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. An electronic device, comprising: a storage device to store instructions; and a processor coupled with the storage device operable to execute the instructions, the processor, when executing the instructions, to: receive a first message from a first node on a distributed mesh network, the first message encrypted with a public key associated with the electronic device, wherein the electronic device is an authorized node; generate a decrypted message by decrypting the first message with a private key associated with the electronic device; request a public key of a cryptocurrency wallet of a second node on the distributed mesh network from an authorization node based on the decrypted message; receive the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node; generate a re-encrypted message by encrypting the decrypted message with the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node; send the re-encrypted message to the second node; receive a payment, based on routing the first message, wherein the first message comprises communication data or transaction data, from a cryptocurrency wallet of an originating node that generated the communication data or transaction data, wherein the originating node is an unauthorized node; store the payment from the originating node in a cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device; update a cryptocurrency blockchain based on the payment; determine that the originating node on the distributed mesh network can participate as another authorized node, based on an amount of cryptocurrency held in a cryptocurrency wallet of the originating node or a number of transactions associated with the cryptocurrency wallet of the originating node; and after determination that the originating node can participate as another authorized node, distribute the updated cryptocurrency blockchain to the originating node.

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2. The electronic device of claim 1, the processor to: receive data relating to the distributed mesh network; and establish the electronic device as a node on the distributed mesh network based on the data.

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3. The electronic device of claim 1, the processor to receive authorization to participate on the distributed mesh network from the authorization node, wherein the authorization node maintains the cryptocurrency blockchain to provide access to the Internet for the distributed mesh network.

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4. The electronic device of claim 1, the processor to: obtain the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device and store the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device in the storage device, wherein the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device is associated with the public key and the private key associated with the electronic device; and store the payment in the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device in the storage device.

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5. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the authorization received to participate on the distributed mesh network is based on a total amount of cryptocurrency tokens stored in the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device.

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6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node is stored within the cryptocurrency blockchain of the distributed mesh network.

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7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first message comprises the transactional data, and wherein the payment is received from a third node of the distributed mesh network initiating the transaction involving a cryptocurrency token.

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8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first message comprises the communication data, and wherein the payment is received from the originating node of the distributed mesh network generating the communication data.

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9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first message comprises the transaction data associated with a transaction and the payment is responsive to processing the transaction, the processor further to receive a second payment for maintaining the cryptocurrency blockchain.

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10. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, by an electronic device, a first message from a first node on a distributed mesh network, the message encrypted with a public key associated with the electronic device, wherein the electronic device is an authorized node; generating, by the electronic device, a decrypted message by decrypting the first message with a private key associated with the electronic device; requesting, by the electronic device, a public key of a cryptocurrency wallet of a second node on the distributed mesh network from an authorization node based on the decrypted message; receiving, by the electronic device, the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node; generating, by the electronic device, a re-encrypted message by encrypting the decrypted message with the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node; sending, by the electronic device, the re-encrypted message to the second node; receiving, by the electronic device, a payment, based on routing the first message, wherein the first message comprises communication data or transaction data, from a cryptocurrency wallet of an originating node that generated the communication data or transaction data, wherein the originating node is an unauthorized node; and storing, by the electronic device, the payment from the originating node in a cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device; updating, by the electronic device, a cryptocurrency blockchain based on the payment; determining, by the electronic device, that the originating node on the distributed mesh network can participate as another authorized node based on an amount of cryptocurrency held in a cryptocurrency wallet of the originating node or a number of transactions associated with the cryptocurrency wallet of the originating node; and after determination that the originating node can participate as another authorized node, distributing, by the electronic device, the updated cryptocurrency blockchain to the originating node.

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11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, comprising: receiving data relating to the distributed mesh network; and establishing the electronic device as a node on the distributed mesh network based on the data.

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12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, comprising receiving authorization to participate on the distributed mesh network from the authorization node, wherein the authorization node maintains the cryptocurrency blockchain to provide access to the Internet for the distributed mesh network.

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13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, comprising: obtaining the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device and storing the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device in a storage device, wherein the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device is associated with the public key and the private key associated with the electronic device; and storing the payment in the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device in the storage device.

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14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the authorization received to participate on the distributed mesh network is based on a total amount of cryptocurrency tokens stored in the cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device.

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15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node is stored within the cryptocurrency blockchain of the distributed mesh network.

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16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the first message comprises the transactional data, and wherein the payment is received from a third node of the distributed mesh network initiating the transaction involving a cryptocurrency token.

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17. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the first message comprises the communication data, and wherein the payment is received from the originating node of the distributed mesh network generating the communication data.

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18. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, in response to being executed on an electronic device, cause the electronic device to: receive a first message from a first node on a distributed mesh network, the first message encrypted with a public key associated with the computing device, wherein the electronic device is an authorized node; generate a decrypted message by decrypting the first message with a private key associated with the computing device; request a public key of a cryptocurrency wallet of a second node from an authorization node based on the decrypted message; receive the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node; generate a re-encrypted message by encrypting the decrypted message with the public key of the cryptocurrency wallet of the second node; send the re-encrypted message to the second node; receive a payment, based on routing the first message, wherein the first message comprises communication data or transaction data, from a cryptocurrency wallet of an originating node that generated the communication data or transaction data, wherein the originating node is an unauthorized node; and store the payment from the originating node in a cryptocurrency wallet of the electronic device; update a cryptocurrency blockchain based on the payment; determine that the originating node on the distributed mesh network can participate as another authorized node, based on an amount of cryptocurrency held in a cryptocurrency wallet of the originating node or a number of transactions associated with the cryptocurrency wallet of the originating node; and after determination that the originating node can participate as another authorized node, distribute the updated cryptocurrency blockchain to the originating node.

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19. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further cause the computing device to: receive data relating to the distributed mesh network; and establish the computing device as a node on the distributed mesh network based on the data.

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20. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further cause the computing device to receive a second payment for maintaining the cryptocurrency blockchain, wherein first message comprises the transaction data associated with a transaction and the payment is responsive to processing the transaction.

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Publication Date

September 23, 2025

Inventors

Austin Grant WALTERS
Jeremy Edward GOODSITT
Fardin ABDI TAGHI ABAD

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